800.51 W 89/—
The Secretary of the World War Foreign Debt
Commission (Wadsworth) to the Secretary of State
Washington, April 18,
1922.
My Dear Mr. Secretary: I beg to quote below a
resolution passed at its meeting to-day by the World War Foreign Debt
Commission as follows:
“Resolved, That the Secretary of State be
requested to inform each of the Governments whose obligations,
arising out of the World War, are held by the United States,
including obligations held by the United States Grain
Corporation, the War Department, the Navy Department, or the
American Relief Administration, of the organization of the World
War Foreign Debt Commission pursuant to the Act of Congress
approved February 9, 192216 and that the Commission desires to receive any
proposals or representations which the said Government may wish
to make for the settlement or refunding of its obligations under
the provisions of the Act.”
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I understand that it is the request of the Commission that you should,
through the usual diplomatic channels, transmit this resolution,
together with a copy of the Funding Bill, to each Government whose
indebtedness to the United States may be funded under the authority of
the Bill.
A statement is attached hereto giving a list of such Governments,
together with their indebtedness, principal as of February 2, 1922 and
interest accrued and unpaid up to and including the last interest
period, prior to February 2, 1922.
I trust that you will find it convenient to send a copy of the
communication sent to each Government for the files of the
Commission.
Very truly yours,
[Enclosure]
Statement Showing Obligations of Foreign
Governments and So-Called Governments Held by the United
States (Including Those Held by United
States Grain Corporation), Interest
Accrued and Unpaid Thereon up to and Including the Last Interest
Period, and Interest Heretofore Paid
| Country |
Principal Amount of Obligations |
Interest accrued and unpaid up to and including the last
interest period |
Total
Indebtedness |
Interest heretofore
paid |
| Armenia |
$11,959,917.49 |
$1,177,548.58 |
$13,137,466.07 |
|
| Austria |
24,055.708.92 |
1,443,342.54 |
25,499,051.46 |
|
| Belgium |
377,564,298.77 |
42,699,698.78 |
420,263,997.55 |
$13,704,632.95 |
| Cubaa |
8,147,000.00 |
|
8,147,000.00 |
1,656,058.14 |
| Czechoslovakia |
91,169,834.29 |
11,158,765.66 |
102,328,599.95 |
304,178.09 |
| Esthonia |
13,999,145.60 |
1,695,002.82 |
15,694,148.42 |
|
| Finland |
8,281,926.17 |
723,156.02 |
9,005,082.19 |
|
| France |
3,358,104,083.20 |
357,917,937.09 |
3,716,022,020.29 |
160,120,962.01 |
| Great Britain |
4,166,318,358.44 |
509,173,742.89 |
4,675,492,101.33 |
247,844,685.50 |
| Greecea |
15,000,000.00 |
|
15,000,000.00 |
1,159,153.34 |
| Hungary |
1,685,835.61 |
151,725.21 |
1,837,560.82 |
|
| Italy |
1,648,034,050.90 |
202,279,732.07 |
1,850,313,782.97 |
57,598,852.62 |
| Latvia |
5,132,287.14 |
449,009.25 |
5,581,296.39 |
126,266.19 |
| Liberia |
26,000.00 |
2,218.85 |
28,218.85 |
861.10 |
| Lithuania |
4,981,628.03 |
498,162.80 |
5,479,790.83 |
|
| Nicaraguab |
170,585.35 |
|
170,585.35 |
|
| Poland |
135,620,583.98 |
12,692,474.29 |
148,313,058.27 |
1,290,620.78 |
| Roumania |
36,128,494.94 |
4,380,746.47 |
40,509,241.41 |
263,313.74 |
| Russia |
192,601,297.37 |
30,558,954.64 |
223,160,252.01 |
5,107,535.68 |
| Serbia |
51,153,160.21 |
6,057,626.80 |
57,210,787.01 |
636,059.14 |
| Total |
$10,150,134,196.41 |
$1,183,059,844.76 |
$11,333,194,041.17 |
$489,813,179.28 |
